Cocktail barCoffee-house bar€€€mariahilf
Cafe Drechsler on Linke Wienzeile by the Naschmarkt is a 24-hour coffee-house bar known for late-night DJ sets and the signature Drechsler-Spritz.
Signature drink: Drechsler-Spritz
Food: Cafe classics and late bites
Tip: The kitchen runs all day; the room peaks after midnight on weekends with the Naschmarkt crowd.
Cocktail barBohemian bar€€€leopoldstadt
Tachles on Karmeliterplatz in Leopoldstadt is the low-lit bohemian standby of the Karmelitermarkt crowd, a corner room pouring Spritzer until late.
Signature drink: House Spritzer
Food: Late-night snacks
Tip: Mid-week sees the artists' crowd; weekends after midnight gets DJ-led on the Karmeliterplatz side.
Cocktail barItalian aperitivo bar€€€innere-stadt
Bar Campari on Seitzergasse in the first district is the Campari Group's Italian aperitivo bar, the dark-marble room pouring Negronis and Spritzes.
Signature drink: Negroni
Food: Italian aperitivo plates
Tip: Stop in for the 18:00 aperitivo hour before dinner in the first district.
Cocktail barSake and ramen bar€€€leopoldstadt
Mochi Ramen Bar at Vorgartenmarkt Stand 12 is the late-evening bar arm of the Mochi group, the counter pouring sake flights alongside hand-pulled ramen.
Signature drink: Sake flights and Japanese highballs
Food: Hand-pulled ramen, gyoza
Tip: The market square seats are the room's summer headline; the counter inside takes solo drinkers.
Cocktail barGarden cocktail bar€€€favoriten
Botanical Garden inside Andreas Gugumuck's urban farm in Favoriten is a 4,000-square-metre garden bar pouring botanical cocktails and craft beer.
Signature drink: Farm-to-glass botanical cocktails
Food: Snacks from the urban farm
Tip: Open in the warm season only; check the Facebook page for the current weekend opening window.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€innere-stadt
Loos American Bar on Kaerntner Durchgang in Vienna is Adolf Loos's 1908 modernist masterpiece, a 27-square-metre marble-and-mahogany room that remains one.
Signature drink: De Rigueur
Food: No food
Tip: 27 square metres of marble and brass; the bar fills by 22:00 most nights. The De Rigueur is the regulars' order.